On December 28, 2022, staff of the New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) released the much-awaited New York’s 6 GW Energy Storage Roadmap: Policy Options for Continued
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MassCEC and MA DOER Issue RFP for Energy Storage Market Update and Strategy Study
Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) issued a Request for Proposals for a consultant to conduct an energy storage market update and strategy study for mid- and long-duration energy…
FERC Proposes to Implement Expanded Transmission Siting Authority
On December 15, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in which the Commission proposes to implement its newly clarified authority under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) to issue permits if…
Raab Roundtable: Carbon-free Energy Procurement Strategies
On December 9, 2022, Foley Hoag continued its twenty-year plus commitment in hosting the latest gathering of the Raab Associates New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable. The Roundtable has been meeting four to six times per year since 1995 to discuss…
Department of Commerce Issues Preliminary Determination Imposing U.S. Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Chinese Solar Cells and Modules Imported through Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia
Key Takeaways
- The Department of Commerce published a Preliminary Determination on December 8, 2022, imposing antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese solar cells and modules imported to the U.S. from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, as part of an anti-circumvention
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BOEM Announces Provisional Winners of $757.1 million California Offshore Wind Lease Auction
Earlier today, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced provisional winners of its offshore wind energy lease sale for five areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off central and northern California. This auction represents the first offshore wind lease…
FERC Grants NYISO Three Year Extension in Implementing Order 2222
Next Up for Massachusetts Building Emissions Reductions: Tackling the Clean Heat Challenge
This week, the Massachusetts Commission on Clean Heat released its final report. The report seeks to establish a framework for a long-term reduction in emissions from heating fuels, to align with the Commonwealth’s emissions reduction target of net zero…
BOEM Slated to Act on Two Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Activities in 2023
We’re closely monitoring offshore wind activities in the Gulf of Maine. Interested in learning about state-led offshore wind efforts in Maine? Check out this recent blog post on the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)…
EPA Proposes Major Biofuels Regulation
On December 1, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed a sweeping new rule for the Renewable Fuel Standards (“RFS”) Program, the federal government’s flagship program for facilitating the production of renewable transportation fuels to offset fossil fuels. Administered correctly,…